Group Vocabulary List

8/10/2019 Group Vocabulary List

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Enthusiasm

1. alacrity (eagerness)2. auspicious (encouraging)3. avid (eager)

4. brio (zest)5. effervescent (excited)6. exhortation ( otivation)!. galvanize ( otivate)". i petuous (i pulsive)#. i petus ( otivation)1$. incentive ( otivation)11. sti uli ( otivation)12. verve (enthusias )

Funny / happy

1. buoyant (happy)2. cloud nine (bliss)3. droll (funny)4. felicity (%oy)5. halcyon (happy)

6. %ocund (happy)!. %ocular (funny)". irth (great %oy)#. sanguine (hopeful)1$. serendipity (good luc&)

'iff (%o&e)

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Scold

1. ad onition (rebu&e)2. berate (scold)3. broadside (salvo)4. chastise (scold)5. exhortation ( arning)6. &ibitz ( a&e un anted co ents)!. pan (criticize)

ituperative (bla e

Prevention

1. ilitate (prevent)2. preclude (prevent)3. regnant (controlling)4. pree ptive (preventive)

Increase

1. accrue (accu ulate)2. a eliorate (enhance)3. a enities (co forts)4. enhance (increase)5. crescendo (a gradual increase)6. stagflation (increase in prices)

Respect

1. accolade (honor)2. i pute (attribute)3. laud (praise)4. cachet (value)

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5. eritorious (excellent* praise orthy)6. deferential (polite)!. enco iu (praise)". venerable (respected)#. obeisance (bo * respect)1$. repute (prestige)

Greedy

1. ean (bad)2. predatory (reportorial)3. rapacious (greedy)4. voracious (greedy)5. voraciousness (greediness)

Jealousy

1. covet (desire)2. ennui (dissatisfaction)

Dirty

1. fro zy (untidy)2. ur&y(dirty)3. opa+ue(cloudy)4. putrid (stin&ing)5. cut or& (dirty or&)

Decorative

1. contrive (invent)2. e blazon (decorate)3. e boss (i print)

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4. fabricate (invent)5. filigree (delicate decoration)6. garnish (decorate)!. gild (paint gold)". glaze (paint )#. innovate (create)1$. otif (design)11. renovate ( odernize)12. tessellate (decorative)

Foolish

1. crass (insensitive)2. dead head (fool)3. dunce (ass)4. flibbertigibbet (silly)5. galoot (ugly en)6. inanity (silliness)!. u bo %u bo (non sense)". obtuse (stupid)

rtistic !ords

1. bati& (a ethod of printing patterns on cloth)2. bonsai ( art of gro ing s all trees)3. bo dlerize ( editing* cutting)4. bravura (artistic s&ill)5. ,raille ( riting syste for blinds)6. ca eo (sculpture)

!. caricature (funny dra ings)". cause caliber (dra a)#. cartographer ( ap a&er)1$. chassis (fra e or&)11. filigree (delicate decoration)12. lapidary (precious stones)13. acra - (art of typing &nots in strings)

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14. origa i (art of paper folding)15. surrealis (style and ove ent in art and literature)

S"ill#ul !ords

1. adroitness (capability)2. dexterous (on the right)3. pro ess (s&ill)4. facile ( a&e easy)5. facilitate ( a&e easier)

bout $irds %&alm' peace#ul(

1. allay (soothe)2. cle ent (pleasant)3. conciliatory ( a&e cal )4. halcyon (happy)5. cosset (cuddle)6. itigate (alleviate)

!. placate (cal )". sedate (cal )#. relief (soothe)1$. tran+uil(cal )11. phleg atic (cal )12. hac&les (birds nec& feather)13. do ny (soft)14. cygnet (a young s an)15. gull ( sea bird)

$asic

1. capital (basic)2. congenital (essential ad%acent)

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3. dor ant (basic)4. inherent (basic)5. intrinsic (basic)6. latent (dor ant)!. pri al (basic)

S)irl

1. churn (blender)2. s&e (t ist)3. s ivel (spin)4. trundle (rotate)

5. undulate (oscillate)6. undulating ( avy)!. vortex (s irl)". ry (t isted)

!ea"

1. craven ( ea&)2. debility( physical ea&ness)3. paper tiger (stra en)4. an ( ea&)

*nimportant +hin,s

1. bauble (cheap piece of %e elry)2. deuce (dra )3. fec&less (useless)4. litter (rubbish)5. otiose (useless)

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6. picayune (trivial)!. sedi ent (solid residue)". /isyphean (useless)#. thatches (cheap %e elry)1$. trifle (uni portant)

$otanical thin,s

1. arboreal (relating to trees)2. bonsai (art of gro ing s all trees)3. bloo (flo er)4. burgeoning (bud gro ing +uic&ly)5. florid (rosy)6. botanical (relating to plants)!. s ard (area of grass)". ".green (grassy)#. xyloid (relating to ood)1$. bou+uet (bunch of flo ers)11. pa pess (grass land)12. steppe (large plain)13. grapevine (cli bing plant)14. viticulture (science of gro ing grapevines)

*nchan,eable

1. fait acco pli (so ething hich cant be changed)2. &is et (fate)

$uildin, )ords

1. cay ( s all island)2. cataco b (underground tunnel)

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3. da (safety all)4. fascia (flat surface)5. funicular (a rail ay on steep slop)6. %oist (support* pillar)!. undergrid (support)". gable (pea& of building side all)#. ansard (gable roof)1$. ausoleu (to b)11. esa (plain)12. pallazo (grand 0talian building)13. pilaster (pillar)

&hurch

1. basilica (a large church)2. se inary (school for priest training)3. behest (instruction *order)4. prelate (priest)5. diocese ( a district for hich a bishop is responsible)6. candelabru (candle stand)!. laity (all e bers of a church)". benediction (a hristian prayer for blessing)

#. i portune (de and* beg)1$. deno ination (a branch of church)11. encyclical (state ent issued by pope to bishop* letter)

&on#use

1. addled (confuse)2. confound (astonish)

3. dissi ulate (puzzle)4. inscrutable (enig atic)5. orass ( arsh * uddle)6. nary (not a single)!. palaver (confusion)

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&on#lict

1. antagonist ( a person ho strongly oppose)2. contravene (oppose)3. contra (against)4. discrepancy (conflict)5. dissention ( dispute)6. dissent (argue)!. dissenter (bo%ector)". dissonance (conflict)#. oxy oran (contradiction)1$. paradox ( dispute)

*nderstandin,

1. abstruse (difficult to understand)2. arcane (enig atic* puzzling)3. elusive (a biguous)4. isapprehension (confusion)

Related to &lothin,

1. attire (outfits)2. bati& (a ethod of printing patterns on cloths)3. coif (s&ull cap)4. habili ents (gar ents)5. sa pler (needle or&* piece of e broidery)6. sarong (lungi *dhoti )!. surplice (go n. a ide loose clothe)". cardigan (s eater)#. yar ul&e ( e ish cap)1$. guise (style of dress)11. port anteau (suitcase *bag)12. other general ords about clothing are ( apparel *garb * rai ent )

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&olors

1. claret (red color)2. green (grassy)3. onyx (blac&)4. ruddy (rosy)5. tinge (color)6. xanthic (yello )

Ethical )ords

1. august (e inent)2. beneficence (politeness)3. benign (gentle)4. chivalry (courtesy)5. cordial (friendly)6. cordiality ( ar th)!. decoru (polite)". dote (love)#. ethic ( orality)1$. guileless (honest)11. hu ane (&ind)12. largess (generosity)13. agnani ous (generous)14. renege (default on)15. sensibility (feelings)16. treacle (over e otional)1!. urbane (sophisticated)1". veracity (truth)

Stron, / stren,then / in#le-ible

1. ada antine (inflexible)

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2. coercive (forceful)3. crenellate (fortified)4. intransigent(resolute)5. onerous (tough)6. robust (strong)!. tenacious (strong)". under gird (support)#. unregenerate(inflexible)

Fi,htin, / murder / "illin, / attac"

1. bon& (slap)2. contusion (in%ury)3. cut and run (+uic& escape flee )4. genocide ( ass urder)5. ha ers tongs (fight ith energy)6. i olate (&ill)!. %oust (fight)". onslaught (violent attac&)#. paroxys (attac&)1$. +uerulous (petulant)11. tussle(fight)

12. vendetta (feud)13. hiplash (hit ith hip)14. %ac& &nife (blade)15. shrapnel (bullet)

$est choice /classic / per#ect

1. classic (perfect)2. copasetic (perfect)3. infallible (perfect)4. %ingois (extre e patriotis )5. irrefutable (certain)6. opti u (best)!. paragon (outstanding)

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". peerless ( atchless)#. +uintessential (ideal)1$. sui generic(uni+ue)11. surrealistic(classic)12. uber (paragon)13. vintage (best choice)14. un itigated (perfect)15. idealist (drea er )

Fashion

1. co ely (beautiful)2. conte porary ( odern)3. lulu (outstanding o en)4. lisso e (thin and attractive)5. anicured (neat)6. odish (stylish )!. ra&ish (dashing )". renovate ( odernize)#. voguish (passion for fashion)

Flatterin,

1. blandish (flatter)2. cosset (pa per)3. co+uetry (flirting)4. fa ning (servile)5. glib (s ooth tal&ing)6. sycophant (toady)!. heedle (coax)

&heat . tric"y

1. artifice (cunning)

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2. ba boozle (cheat)3. beguile (fool)4. covert (hidden)5. ga bit (sche e)6. ounteban& (+uac&)!. perfidious(cunning)". perfidy( duplicity)#. sca (cheat)1$. stratage (tric&)

Dishonesty

1. devious (dishonesty)2. duplicitous (deceptive)3. finagle (deceive)4. /andbagger (cunning)5. ulct (cheat)6. venality (fraud)!. disingenuous (dishonest)

Gree" mytholo,y

1. donis (handso e en)2. azon (strong o en)3. sgard ( ythical heaven)4. bacchanal ( arry a&ing)5. hector (bully)6. erberus ( ythical dog)!. dryad (ny ph)". dda (collections of ballads)#. erculean (difficult)1$. hydra ( ythical sna&e)11. ichors (blood of gods)12. 7ibbling (d arf)13. 7i&e (8ree& goddess of success)14. titan (giant)

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15. 9anadu (drea land)

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Parts / se,ments

1. bifurcate (split)2. seg ent (section)3. lions share (largest part of so ething)4. +uarter (one of four part)5. +uintile (distribution)

6. sunder (divide)!. sub division (lo er group)". s ithereens (frag ents)

atred

1. disdain (hate)

2. execrable (hateful)3. heinous ( odious)4. alevolence (hostility)5. isanthrope (hater of an &ind)6. scorned (disli&ed)

$ad manners

1. ano ie (lac& of oral standard)2. barbaric (cruel)3. feral( ild)4. gaudy (insipid)5. i placable (cruel)6. ini+uity (evil)

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!. paddy (rage)". peccadillo (s all fault)#. ra&ish (i oral)1$. virago (aggressive o en)11. 9anthippe (virago)12. xenophobic(intolerant)

Doubt#ul

1. as&ance (indirect glance)2. cynical (doubtful)3. i pugn (dispute)4. s&eptic (cynic)5. scruple (hesitation)6. s&eptical (doubt full)!. pre onition (feeling about bad suspicion)

otels . bars

1. bistro (cafe)2. s orgasbord (self service eal)3. spa (resort)4. table d: hote (fixed price eal)

Food

1. palatable (appetizing)2. /eder ( e ish feast)3. patisserie (ca&e shop)4. potable (drin&able)5. provender (food)

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La0y

1. belated (happening late)2. defer (late)3. inertia (inactive)4. %e%une (dull)5. enial (uns&illed)6. torpid (inactive)!. vegetative (do nothing)". pedestrian (dull)#. i obilize (disable)

Insultin,

1. aspersion (unpleasant)2. blasphe ous (insulting)3. contu ely (insult)4. decry (criticize)5. ordant (bitter)6. trash tal& (insulting)

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thletics

1. aerobic exercise (exercise in hich oxygen is inhaled)2. calisthenics (gy nastics)3. decathlon (athletic contest)4. fartle& (athletic training)5. regatta (boat racing)6. taichi (chinese syste of exercise)!. rope;a;dope (strategy)

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Justi#y / clear / con#irm / veri#y

1. corroborate (confir )2. elucidate (clear)3. evocative (suggestive)4. ineradicable (accepted)5. %ustify (explain)6. lucidity(clarity)!. oot (debatable)". postulate (put for ard)#. stipulate (i pose)1$. syllogis (argu ent)

False / #a"e

1. apocryphal (false)2. faux (fa&e)3. spurious (fa&e )4. stilted (false)

5. superficial (artificial)6. specious (false)

Implant

1. e bed (fixing)2. e bedded (place solidly)

3. inculcate (i print)4. %ell (set)

Fle-ible / possible / suitable

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1. feasible (practical)2. felicitous (suitable)3. opportune (favorable)4. uncanny (re ar&able)5. viability (possible)

Display / sho) o##

1. diora a (display case)

2. diptych (pointing to panels)3. flaunt( to sho pride)4. anifestation (display)5. po p (display)6. vista (vie )

1i-ture . collection

1. potpourri (blend)2. otley ( ixed)3. osaic (collage)4. infusion ( solution obtained by soa&ing)5. archives (collections of historical docu ents)6. batter ( ixture used for a&ing ca&es)!. battery (large nu ber of si ilar things)". collage (collection of pictures)#. heterogeneous ( ixed)1$. edley ( ixture)11. -lange (blend)12. ontage (collage)

1usic related

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1. aria (a song for one voice)2. diva (fa ous fe ale singer)3. %ig (dance)4. dulcet ( elodious)5. etude (piece of usic)6. trilogy (dra a)!. euphonious (pleasant to listen)". leit otif (tune in usic)

1edical terms

1. acupuncture (pric&ing)2. angina (chest pain due to lo supply of blood)3. anaphylactic (highly sensitive)4. aneurys (extre e s elling of artery)5. antibody ( aterial hich fight ith diseases)6. articulated (%oint seg ents)!. atrophy ( ashing a ay)". cesarean (surgical birth)#. capsule (pill)1$. catharsis(purging)11. chro oso es(structure ith genes)

12. coccyx (tailbone)13. contiguous (ad%acent)14. contusion (in%ury)15. crescent (sic&le shaped)16. corpuscles (cells in blood)1!. fer entation (bubbling)1". glauco a (eye disorder)1#. glucose (sugar energy)2$. holistic ; edicine (preventive edicine)21. halloo (first digit on foot)

22. herbicide ( ed &iller)23. ho eopathy (treat ent ith s all a ount of edicine)24. hypertension (high blood pressure)25. hypother ia (lo blood pressure)26. ichors (pus)2!. inoculate (vaccine)2". liga ent (connection)2#. lineage (ancestry)

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3$. etabolis (che ical process)31. orthotics (orthopedic)32. para edic ( edical assistance)33. placebo (inactive)34. pollex(first digit of hand)35. +uadriceps (thigh uscle)36. re edial (healing)3!. sanatoriu (hospital)3". sciatica (pain in legs)3#. septic (infected)4$. so atic ( aterial)41. sy biosis (association)42. therapeutic (healing)43. traction (grip)44. triage (sorting out patient)

45. vascular (containing vessels)46. veno ous (poisonous)4!. ventricle (heart cha ber)4". virulent (lethal)4#. xeric (deficient in oisture)

Science related

1. aerobic (exercise for good health)2. aerodyna ic (to reduce air resistance)3. a pere (unit of current)4. avoirdupois (syste of eights)5. carapace (ani als hard shell)6. chiaroscuro (contrast bet een light and shade)!. catalyst (agitator)". co atose(in co a)#. de ographics (data of population)

1$. electrolyte (solution conducting current)11. fist ele (seven inches)12. flux (constant change)13. lathe (tuning tool)14. lipid (an oily organic co pound)15. nuclear fa ily (extended fa ily )16. nip and tuc& ( edical operation in hich s&in is ade tighter)1!. odo eter (speedo eter)

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1". palpitation(pulse)1#. peripheral (outer edging)2$. periphery (edge)21. per eate(pervade)22. polyunsaturated (lo in cholesterol)23. vulcanize (solidify)

noisy )ords

1. bray (yell)2. cla orous (noisy)3. hue and cry (cla or)4. &afuffle (unnecessary excite ent)5. ra bunctious (loud)6. resound (echo)!. vociferous (vocal)". oof (yell)#. obstreperous (noisy)1$. resonance (echo)11. stentorian (loud)

Paper related

1. origa i (art of paper folding)2. paper tiger ( ea& person)3. papier ; ache (paper ixed ith glue)4. pad (noteboo&)5. papyrus (earliest for of paper used by gyptians)6. buc&le (fastener)

!. staples (paper fasteners)

Reli,ious )ords

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1. avatar (e bodi ent of indu deity)2. deno ination (branch of hristian church)3. incarnate (ta&ing of hu an for )4. fa&ir (a religious <usli or indu)5. piety (holiness)6. prig (person having strong belief )!. sanctity (holiness)". sha an (healer)#. liturgy (ritual)1$. onotheis (belief in one 8=>)11. caliph (dynasty)12. i a (religious leader)13. %ihad (holy ar)14. infidel (unbeliever)15. averic& (free spirit)

Roads / trac"s / tra##ic

1. ber (a raised area of ground)2. %itney (bus carrying passengers)3. %uggernaut (a large truc&)4. ca ber (a slight curve in road)

5. cul;de;sac (street closed at one end)6. grid loc& (traffic %a )!. chicane (a sharp double bend car racing)". dead end (road closed at one end)#. under steer (a otor vehicle tendency to turn less sharply than

expected)1$. tail gate (bac& door of a vehicle)11. velodro e (a trac& for cycle racing)

+ravelin, / visit

1. ,aede&er (guide boo& for travels)2. co ute (travel to or&)3. itinerant (no adic)

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4. %un&et (a trip)5. %ourney an (learner)6. %unta (group of ilitary officers)!. so%ourn (stay* visit)". stay (visit* holiday)

+eacher / ,uide

1. donis (stri&ing youth)2. guru ( indu or /i&h religious teacher)3. i a (religious leader)4. sha an (religious specialist)5. docent (guide)6. entor(guide)!. regi e (rule)". lodestar (guiding star)

2no)led,e / intelli,ent

1. acu en ( isdo )2. adage ( ise saying )3. apprehension (understanding)4. incisive (intelligent)5. %udicious ( ise)6. &en (&no ledge)!. nuance (slight difference)". sagacity ( isdo )

#. perspicacious ( ise)1$. under&ind (genius)

Lecture / speech

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1. discourse (speech)2. harangue (long lecture )3. %ere iad (long sad co plaint)4. peroration (speech)

+op point / 3uncture / lo) point

1. tipping point (cli ax)2. transcend (top)3. vertex (top)4. %uncture (a particular point o ent)5. nadir (lo est point)6. enial (lo ly)!. relegate (do ngrade)

!ine )ords

1. claret (red ine)2. cuvee (a single batch of ine)3. sec (tasteless cha pagne)4. vintner (so ebody ho sells ine)

!al"

1. a bulatory (adapted for al&ing)2. divagate (stray)3. osey (a bell)4. sidle (snea&)

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$elon,in, to people

1. actuary (accountant)2. aboriginal (native)3. arbiter (a person ho settles disputes)4. ha & (a ar li&e person)5. dar& horse ( inner)6. innocuous (har less)!. &ahuna (i portant person)

cceptance

1. ac+uiesce (to accept ithout arguing)2. assi ilate ( a&e an idea acceptable)3. assu e (accept that so ething is true)4. condone (to accept so ething that is orally bad)5. pre ise(assu ptions)6. supposition (idea)

Ima,inative

1. afflatus (strong creative i pulse)2. chi erical (fabulous)3. el dorado (an i aginary place of great ealth)4. fig ent (fancy)5. es erize (captivate)

+hro)in,

1. cast (act of thro ing so ething)2. defenestration (act of thro ing)3. %ettison (thro out)

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4. precipitate (thro )5. prune (tri )

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